Category: family

Battling “Entitlement” in our kids {A Guest Post}

Entitlemania: How Not to Spoil Your Kids, and What to Do if You Have by Richard Watts

Do you worry that your kids already have a damaging sense of entitlement? Just want to make sure that you are raising them in a way that avoids the trap of entitlement? Then this guest post is for you! Read on…

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Daylight Saving Time – Means an Important Reminder!

change your smoke detector batteries

Last year when Daylight Saving Time rolled around – I forgot to change the batteries in our smoke detector. I PAID for that lapse, though thankfully not in a way that hurt my family…

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Farmers Branch Aquatic Center, Brings Big Family Fun!

Thanks to Farmers Branch Aquatic Center for sponsoring this post. In a world full of electronics and busy schedules, the Farmers Branch Aquatic Center brings something rare to the table – a chance for good old fashioned family fun! Located in the heart of the Dallas & Fort Worth area, this large facility sits in …

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7 Tips to Ease a Child’s Return to School

back to school tips for elementary school kids

Summer is wrapping up and I don’t know about your kids, but our little girl has not been hiding her feelings about going back to school…

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Our Daughter’s Reaction to a Surprise Walt Disney World Vacation [Video]

Daughter Surprised by Disney World Trip

Before our big Walt Disney World trip last week, I asked for your advice on how to best surprise our 5½ year-old daughter. Here’s a video of how that went!

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Daddy, There’s a Monster in My Closet!

Heffalump - Daddy, There's a Monster in My Closet - adaddyblog.com

“Daddy, There’s a Monster in My Closet!” her frightened voice came over the baby monitor. You won’t believe what happened next…

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27 Random Acts of Kindness

Our bill was paid in full as a random act of kindness

Just when the evening news has us beginning to believe the world is just a dark and scary place—that love and human kindness are in short supply—someone does something like this…

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The Word for a Parent Who Loses a Child

Someone who loses a spouse is called a widow or widower, and a child who loses her parents is an orphan. What is the word for a parent who loses a child?

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Wait for me, Daddy

Wait for me, Daddy - Historic Photos of World War 2

Being a dad turned me into a bit of a softie. I ran across this photo on Pinterest, and wanted to know more about this family. Did the boy’s dad make it back?

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